concerts

Mark Yovich, the Western Australia-born entertainment professional, is flying high at Ticketmaster where’s been promoted to President of Global, The Industry Observer can confirm. His appointment is…

If you thought the cancellation of Bluesfest 2020 was a disaster, spare a thought for the local community. When the pandemic forced Bluesfest organisers to scrap this year’s event, the financial…

The extension of JobKeeper is a welcome lifeline for industries across the nation, but the prospect of a death-plunge for small, live music businesses remains a very real one. That’s the harsh…

ASM Global, the venue and event management giant, is preparing to its re-open its hundreds of venues worldwide, including its family of Australasian sites. The announcement from the Los Angeles-based…

Following a successful test run of socially-distanced gigs in New Zealand, Live Nation will turn its attention to staging COVIDSafe shows in Australia, from next month at the earliest. Speaking with…

Live music and sports have much in common. Huge, loyal fan bases. Massive numbers of participants. Their stars are on pedestals few of us will climb. And both industries, right now, are in tatters.…

Live shows are coming back. And judging by the industry’s response, they can’t come back soon enough. On the weekend, the NSW Government and ARIA unveiled the Great Southern Nights series, which…

Socially distant gigs are coming to Australia, sooner than you think. Brisbane’s iconic live music venue The Zoo rolls out its Anti-Social run of shows from July 11th, featuring kick-arse local and…

Live Nation and AEG have buried the hatchet and teamed up with rival companies and live entertainment professionals to request emergency federal aid. The once flourishing U.S. concerts landscape is a…

Already reeling from the global shutdown of the live music economy, Australia’s concert promoters are absorbing another financial hit, this one created by the federal government. TIO understands the…